The trouble begins at 8 : a life of Mark Twain in the wild, wild West / Sid Fleischman.

Author/creator Fleischman, Sid
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoNew York : Greenwillow Books, ©2008.
Descriptionxii, 224 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
Subjects
Twain, Mark, 1835-1910--Childhood and youth. --Juvenile literature.
Twain, Mark, 1835-1910--Homes and haunts. --West (U.S.). --Juvenile literature.
Authors, American--19th century. --Biography. --Juvenile literature.

Variant title Trouble begins at eight
Contents The man who made frogs famous -- Eggs, three cents a dozen -- The gingerbread kid -- Upside down and backwards -- The riverboat rajah -- The cruel river -- Sam and the fortune teller -- Two weeks as a warrior -- The buffalo that climbed a tree -- Thieves, murderers, and desperados -- Gold, ten cents an acre -- Sam and the petrified man -- The duel at dawn -- Sam in the big city -- The slouching man -- The talking bluejay -- The water boy from Jackass Hill -- Goodbye, Sam; hello, Mark -- The sandwich chronicles -- The trouble begins at 8 -- The great holdup -- Twain attempts to behave -- Golden Gate, so long.
Abstract Here, in high style, is the story of a wisecracking adventurer who came of age in the untamed West. A rebel who surprised himself by becoming the most famous American of his time.
Local noteLittle-349645--305131055385$
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 214-217) and index.
LCCN 2007037891
ISBN9780061344312 (hbk. : trade bdg.)
ISBN0061344311 (hbk. : trade bdg.)
ISBN9780061344329 (hbk. : lib. bdg.)
ISBN006134432X (hbk. : lib. bdg.)

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